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Definition of: leucopoiesis
(l
′kō·poi·ē′sis) noun Physiol.
The production of leucocytes. [<NL <LEU- CO(CYTE) + Gk. poiēsis a making <poieein make]
—leu′co·poi·et′ic (-et′ik) adjective
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